EUGÈNE SMITS (Anvers, Belgique 1826-Bruxelles, Belgique 1912)
Peintre post-romantique, aquarelliste et dessinateur de figures, portraits, allégories, scènes de genre et compositions décoratives. Egalement aquafortiste. Subit l'influence de l'école vénitienne. Elève à l'Académie de Bruxelles (1837-38 et 1849-50, F.-J. Navez). Se perfectionne à Paris vers 1851. Y rencontre J.-B. Jongkind, J.-F. Millet et E. Isabey. Séjourne en Italie (1861-64). Première exposition personnelle en 1875 à Bruxelles. Co-fondateur de la Société libre des Beaux-Arts* (1868) et membre de la Société royale belge des Aquarellistes*. Participe aux expositions des XX* de 1887 et de 1891. Est lié d'amitié avec l'auteur O. Pirmez. Auteur du recueil posthume Pensées. Membre de l'Académie royale (1902). Rétrospective avec Kunst van Heden* (Art Contemporain) en 1913. Oeuvres aux Musées d'Anvers, Bruxelles, Gand, Ixelles et Louvain.
Huile sur toile marouflé sur panneau.
L'oeuvre est en bon état.
Signé en bas à gauche de l'artiste.
Dimensions: 23,5x30,5cm et 38,5x45cm avec le cadre (quelques petites manquements)
Prix de départ raisonable!
Frais de livraison: €40 pour l'Europe, USA: €50 et €7 pour la Belgique
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EUGÈNE SMITS (Anwerp, Belgium 1826-Brussels, Belgium 1912)
Eugene Joseph Henri Smits 'Eugene Smits': An important nineteenth century Belgian etcher and painter, Eugene Smits studied art at the Brussels Academy, in 1837 and 1838, and under Francois-Joseph Navez, 1849 and 1850. In 1851, Eugene Smits went to Paris and associated and exhibited with such artists as Manet, Jongkind, Millet and Isabey. He remained there for the following ten years and then travelled and worked in Italy from 1861 to 1864. After that date Eugene Smits returned to his native Belgium but continued to exhibit frequently in both France and Italy.A master of figure studies, genre scenes and landscapes, Eugene Smits was a founding member of the Societe Libre des Beaux-Arts (Free Art Society) in 1868. This group of Belgian artists presented an important alternative to official, neoclassical art and dedicated itself to realistic scenes without allegorical or symbolic elements. Other important members of this group included Felicien Rops, Constantin Meunier and Camille van Camp.Eugene Joseph Henri Smits was also a member of the Theosophical Society and the Societe Royale Belge des Aquarellistes. In 1889 his art was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Exposition Universelle, Paris. Today major museums in Brussels, Antwerp, Elsene, Venise and Paris include examples of his art in their permanent collections.
Oil on canvas laid down on wood a long time ago.
The painting is in good condition.
Signed lower left by the artist.
Authenticity guaranteed!!
Size: 23,5x30,5cm and 38,5x45cm with frame (some minor damage)
Very reasonable starting price!!
Shipping: Europe: €40, USA: €50 other countries on request.
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